Fire Practice

(1950s)
An occasional treat enjoyed by several would be on a Sunday afternoon, provided we had walked fast and were well ahead of Geoffrey, and Eric was still at golf! This was an early “scientific experiment” on balances and mass and the use of the Davy fire escape. The highest would “abseil” down to the ground, then the second lightest would come down on the second loop with the lightest going up again - and so on. The heaviest present was the only unlucky one to get a one way ticket! It reminds me of the Hoffnung story and the barrel of bricks.